Insolvency Bill in Lok Sabha: Promoters of defaulting firms get a month to clear dues – The Indian Express

By: ENS Economic Bureau | New Delhi | Published: December 29, 2017 5:27 am The Bill allows asset reconstruction companies, banks and alternative investment funds registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. (Express photo by Ravi Kanojia) Related News Defaulting promoters who had submitted resolution plans for insolvent companies before an Ordinance in…

British Airways’ operator to buy Austrian airline Niki – Daily Sabah

The International Airlines Group, which operates British Airways and Iberia, is to buy Austria’s insolvent low-cost holiday carrier Niki, dpa has learned. With its network of European and North African vacation destinations, Niki declared itself insolvent this month after German carrier Lufthansa withdrew its takeover offer for the airline. Lufthansa said it abandoned its…

Reliance Jio saves RCom from debt woes, but drives it out of wireless – Nikkei Asian Review

MUMBAI — Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has emerged as the savior preventing bankruptcy for his younger brother Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications. Yet his Reliance Jio Infocomm, which has aggressively offered cut-price data and free services, has largely been blamed for the financial woes of RCom and other players. Reliance Jio Infocomm announced Thursday that it will buy…

NCLT extends time period for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process for Electrosteel Steels Limited – Economic Times

, ET Bureau| Dec 28, 2017, 07.30 PM IST The Kolkata-based company is saddled with a debt burden of Rs 10,274 crore, an amount it owes to a consortium of banks led by SBI. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has extended time period for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process for Electrosteel Steels Limited (ESL)by a…

British Airways’ operator to buy Austrian airline Niki – Daily Sabah

The International Airlines Group, which operates British Airways and Iberia, is to buy Austria’s insolvent low-cost holiday carrier Niki, dpa has learned. With its network of European and North African vacation destinations, Niki declared itself insolvent this month after German carrier Lufthansa withdrew its takeover offer for the airline. Lufthansa said it abandoned its…

Bill replacing IBC ordinance to allow promoters of insolvent companies more time to repay dues – Economic Times

NEW DELHI: The government will give promoters of insolvent companies more time to repay their dues and participate in the resolution process of bankrupt companies in the Bill that will replace the ordinance that was promulgated last month to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), ET has learnt. The changes proposed in the Bill…

9. Florida takes over troubled comp insurer – Business Insurance

More than 8,600 employers nationwide spent part of November and December looking for a new workers compensation insurer. The need for replacement coverage came after the Florida Department of Financial Services declared insolvent and subsequently took over Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Guarantee Insurance Co. An article about the proceedings was the ninth most read Workers Compensation…